Area Obituaries
Ms. Thelma ‘Bunny’ Gay Minton Scott, 69
Ms. Thelma “Bunny” Gay Minton Scott, 69, of Hazlehurst, died Jan. 29 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Ms. Minton was born May 10, 1951. She was a lifelong residence of Jeff Davis County and was born to the late Robert Edward Gay and Audrey Inez Stewart Gay. She was retired from Coats and Clark, loved flowers…
Read MoreMs. Barbara Hawkins Sikes, 67
Ms. Barbara Hawkins Sikes, 67, of Hazlehurst, died Feb. 5 at Dorminy Medical Center in Fitzgerald. Ms. Sikes was born Oct. 23, 1953, in Evans County but lived most of her life in Jeff Davis. She is preceded in death by her parents, Charlie Roscoe Hawkins and Dollie Turner Hawkins, sister, Mary Helen Gay. She…
Read MoreMr. Christopher Lee Walls, 47
Mr. Christopher Lee Walls, 47, died Feb. 7, 2021 at a Macon area hospital. The family will greet friends from 1-2 p.m., Feb. 11 at First Baptist Church of Gray. Services will follow at 2 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Mr. Walls was born Nov. 21, 1973, in Telfair County and was a member of…
Read MoreMr. Paul Wayne Brewer, 67
Mr. Paul Wayne Brewer, 67, of Graham, died Jan. 24 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia. Mr. Brewer was born Nov. 30, 1953, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ivy Jackson Brewer Sr. and Hazel Opal Crosby Brewer, sister, Carolyn Rentz and brother, Danny “Bugs” Brewer. He was…
Read MoreMr. Charles Edgar Nail, 75
Mr. Charles Edgar Nail, 75, of Graham passed away Jan. 24 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mr. Nail was born Dec. 18, 1945, in Appling County to the late Linton Lee Nail and the late Geraldine Peacock Nail. He was preceded in death by his brothers Curtis Lee Nail, James Nail, Gary “Peanut” Nail, Wilton “Pettie”…
Read MoreMrs. Trish Dana Rubke-Hunt, 48
Mrs. Trish Dana Rubke-Hunt, 48, of Suwanee passed away Jan. 16 in Gwinnett County. Trish was born Feb. 5, 1972, in Atlanta. She is the daughter of Pat McGaha Rubke of St. Simons Island and formerly of Hazlehurst and the late Karl John Rubke of Marietta. She married Cami Michelle Hunt Nov. 5, 2001, in…
Read MoreMrs. Betty Reeves Sellers, 80
Mrs. Betty Reeves Sellers, 80, of Baxley, died Jan. 25 at Appling Healthcare System. Mrs. Sellers was born April 17, 1940, in Appling County to the late James E. Reeves and the late Eunice Stone Reeves. She was a member of Melton’s Chapel United Methodist Church where she attended the Helen Sellers Circle. Mrs. Sellers…
Read MoreMrs. Evelyn Dixon Beecher, 87
Mrs. Evelyn Dixon Beecher, 87, passed away Jan. 17. Mrs. Beecher was born March 23, 1933, in Jeff Davis County. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Dixon and Birdie Mae Dixon and brothers, Gerald Dixon and Ronald Dixon. She has made her home in Hazlehurst for the past 61 years after living…
Read MoreMrs. Laura Kim Buford, 64
Mrs. Laura Kim Buford, 64, passed away Jan. 22 following an extended illness. Mrs. Buford was born Sept. 10, 1956, in Hazlehurst. She was preceded in death by her parents, Theodore R. “T.R.” Buford and Doshie Hester Buford, a sister, Carole Deanna Sain and a brother-in-law, Hal Sain. She was the sole proprietor of Laura…
Read MoreMrs. Jean Carol Deloach, 69
Graveside services for Mrs. Jean Carol Deloach, 69, who died Jan. 20, were held Saturday, Jan. 23, at Westover Memorial Park where the Rev. Bobby Taylor Jr. officiated. Jean, knows as GaGaa to her grandchildren, was a loving daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and friend. She retired in 2019 after 35 combined years of service in…
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